The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that included a gourmet meal (my wife is something), a little golf and probably too much time on the recliner. I mean, it wasn’t even a college football weekend. 10. Gator fans like to panic, but certainly the lack of major …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (December 5th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that started out fun but ended up with some real blowouts. 10. I know that college football season is over except for bowl games, playoff games and Army-Navy, but this could still be the most interesting month around here in …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (November 28th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that didn’t go so well for the Gators in two sports but really well in one. So, there’s that. 10. Here’s my take from the first 12 games of the Billy Napier Era. Florida had a chance to win every …
Read More »Dooley’s Grades (Florida vs FSU)
Pat Dooley grades the Gators after a tough 45-38 loss in Tallahassee to FSU, breaking UF’s three-game winning streak against the Seminoles. OFFENSE B+ First half: After getting stuffed on fourth down on the first drive, the Gators started making plays. Especially Ricky Pearsall, who caught four passes for 139 …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (November 21st)
The Back Nine comes at you after a cold weekend and that was just in the hearts of the Gator faithful. You kind of want to go into Stewie’s time machine (I’m into Family Guy) and fast forward to when Florida is good again. 10. There will be a lot of …
Read More »Dooley’s Grades (Florida vs Vanderbilt)
Pat Dooley grades the Gators after Florida’s season-deflating 31-24 loss at Vanderbilt: OFFENSE C First half: Florida struggled to run the ball against a defense that ranked at the bottom of the SEC in rushing defense. Anthony Richardson ran the ball zero times. Hard to figure. The Gators had a …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (November 14th)
The Back Nine comes at you on a Birthday Monday as this old man turns 68. I think I should get something special if I make it to the next one. 10. It was truly a glorious night for Gator fans watching their team dispatch South Carolina in a …
Read More »Dooley’s Grades (Florida vs South Carolina)
Pat Dooley grades the Gators after a bowl-game clinching 38-6 win over South Carolina on Senior Day: OFFENSE A- First half: Florida was pretty strong with 362 yards in the half including 281 rushing, just nine yards short of the total against Texas A&M last week. And that seemed like …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (November 7th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a fun weekend of watching football and missing my wife. She did come back — for those of you wondering — after a weekend with her friends. I was not invited. 10. Nobody knows exactly why Anthony Richardson is lighting it up …
Read More »Dooley’s Grades (Florida vs Texas A&M)
Pat Dooley grades the Gators after Florida’s 41-24 win at Texas A&M: OFFENSE A- First half: The Gators managed 264 yards and 20 points and Anthony Richardson did some special things including his 60-yard touchdown run. Florida only punted once but there were some odd play calls. Second half: …
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